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Recruited To Die

Submitted by Nancy Joyce Jancourtz, Jun 1, 2007 08:08

To: Brooke Goldstein, Heather Robinson, the Editors, et al.

I am profoundly affected by this courageous exercise. And, I trust this film is the seed needed to annihilate the "suicide- homicide" practice--anywhere and everywhere. The children (particularly the pubescent) are the must readily inculcated, and, of course, infants can also be easily taught to admire their older siblings...The whole process constitutes feeding the children poisoned candy--that which does not kill instantly--but festers as the child ripens.

Although I am one of those who has never personally witnessed the horror, or spoken to any of the people involved; I do offer some thoughts which this essay has stimulated:

(1) Ms. Goldstein's idea of bringing members of the legal and psychiatric professions together is one I believe beneficial in reaching justice through better comprehension of the people involved--and the plausible environmental magnets. I believe a similar combination of approaches should be applied to various criminal and abnormal acts here at home, as well. Judges and lawyers need psychologists and psychiatrists--and vice versa. We certainly have the enormous benefit of electronic communication, yet we do not exchange knowledge (I do not refer to on-the-street-vacuous-cell-phoning as such).

(2) As to what is presently rampant in the Middle East , to which Ms. Goldstein's film and Ms. Robinson's essay are focused: The refugee camps, I humbly surmise, offer a huge Petri dish of nourishment to nurture this horrific behavior. I do not have an answer--but suggest that the infant victims, as well as their elders, would benefit from living comfortably--in a democratic environment. All people are capable of moral deterioration under "appropriate" circumstances.

Thank you.

Nancy Joyce Jancourtz.

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I am a little person, dwarf, and when I read the 3rd page of Heather's article it mentioned a sister... [MORE]

Bill

Jul 16, 2007 20:58

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is unequal. Israel is the recipient of a never-ending avalanche of billions and billions of American taxpayers'... [MORE]

Mutare

Jun 21, 2007 06:38

The basis for terrorism and suicide bombing do not spring from poverty, humiliation, or hopelessness as Paul Meyer (letter, June... [MORE]

Shel

Jun 3, 2007 20:02

The detained terrorists in the custody of Pakistani authorities have accepted the reality that they had been brain washed, trained... [MORE]

kamal khan

Mar 14, 2008 02:39

It is a pity Ms. Goldstein did not explore the reasons suicide bombers are recruitable, the conditions that create despair... [MORE]

Paul Meyer

Jun 2, 2007 13:37

It amazing how little effect the facts have on those inoculated with hate. The emotion eclipses all reason and social... [MORE]

John

Jun 2, 2007 04:48

These children are just one small, easy to see, facet of a much larger picture. Islam is a circular hate... [MORE]

Bob Smith

Jun 2, 2007 09:37

This story is one sided how do you fight an enemy who is more superior than you in weapons using... [MORE]

mambwe

Jun 1, 2007 21:22

Ms. Goldstein is a brave young woman, risking her life to bring to light the atrocities being committed against children... [MORE]

Mel Laraway

Jun 1, 2007 17:05

I resprect Ms Goldstein for her courage and determination but with the exception of the 16 year old who surrendered... [MORE]

Mutare

Jun 21, 2007 07:17

As long as the West identifies "predatory adults" as the cause of these people killing their own children, we will... [MORE]

Julie Mckinley

Jun 1, 2007 10:14

Worse than the tragedy of the brainwashing of these children, is that these children are going to grow up to... [MORE]

Joel

Jun 1, 2007 09:04

On Thursday, CSpan showed a panel in which a participant said that the proper word to use for these terrorists... [MORE]

Richard L.A. Schaefer

Jun 1, 2007 08:34

To: Brooke Goldstein, Heather Robinson, the Editors, et al. I am profoundly affected by this courageous exercise. And, I trust this...

Nancy Joyce Jancourtz

Jun 1, 2007 08:08

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